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Welcome to the Kansas City Business Aviation Association. The KCBAA was formed to enhance communication among those involved in business aviation within Kansas City, Missouri and surrounding areas. We provide members the opportunity to meet and share their experiences, knowledge and friendship in an attempt to educate and enhance professionalism, safety and efficiency. The KCBAA also helps facilitate communication between those involved locally in business aviation and the NBAA. Local KCBAA NewsNew Departure Procedure at MKC
Due to obstructions, prior to any turns to the East, the aircraft must be at or above traffic pattern altitude. Caution, multiple obstructions half a mile to one-mile East Southeast from Runway 19 up to 290 feet above ground level or 1,100 feet above mean sea level. KCBAA 2023 Clay Shooting FundraiserOn November 2, 2023, the KCBAA held its annual Clay Shooting Fundraiser at the Powder Creek Shooting Park. The event featured nearly 100 shooters and raised funds for a variety of KCBAA activities, most notably, the annual scholarship program which provides scholarship funds to pilots and mechanics who are advancing their training and ratings within the aviation field. Here are your 2023 shooting champions 1st Place - Jay Reno (43)
2nd Place - Dustin Conover (41) 3rd Place - Kurt Mahue (39) KCBAA would like to thank all of our particpants and sponsors for supporting this annual event. NBAA Tells KC Star: Charles Wheeler Airport a Critical Local and National AssetNBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen quickly responded to a recent Kansas City Star article that downplayed the regional impact that closing Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (MKC) to pave the way for an apartment development. While the airport cannot be closed for decades due to federal obligations, even considering its shuttering is shortsighted, he wrote. “For starters, the move would prompt the loss of about 700 jobs and nearly $84 million in yearly economic impact, according to recent estimates,” Bolen’s letter states. “The airport also provides essential infrastructure for medical and other humanitarian flights, military exercises and more, while serving as a reliever for Kansas City International Airport, which already accommodates a full airline schedule.” In short, Wheeler airport has long offered a host of benefits that far outweigh any short-term gains provided by high-rise development, Bolden concluded. Read the full letter to the editor: LETTERS: CRUCIAL WHEELER9/17/23 The Star’s Aug. 20 front-page story “Turbulence over downtown airport” minimizes the significant downside from closing Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport. Although the airport cannot be closed for decades because of federal obligations, doing so at any future date would be folly. For starters, the move would prompt the loss of about 700 jobs and nearly $84 million in yearly economic impact, according to recent estimates. The airport also provides essential infrastructure for medical and other humanitarian flights, military exercises and more, while serving as a reliever for Kansas City International Airport, which already accommodates a full airline schedule. As the story notes, the airport is near the city’s economic center — an ideal destination for local businesses relying on air travel to reach other markets, and to bring clients, employees and others to their facilities for product demonstrations, professional training and other priorities. In short, Wheeler airport has long offered a host of benefits that far outweigh any short-term gains provided by high-rise development. The city should protect its future, in part by working with developers and others to support the economic success of the downtown area. Ed Bolen __________________________________________________________________________ |
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